Genre-Bending Cellist & Singer-Songwriter Ben Sollee

Named one of 2008's "Top Ten Great Unknown Artists" by NPR, cellist-singer-songwriter Ben Sollee fuses such diverse styles as bluegrass, jazz, rock and R&B into intricate arrangements featuring poignant lyrics. With an unapologetically positive outlook and a gift for melody, Sollee mines personal insights to explore universal truths while knocking down musical boundaries. He's had a busy couple of years, releasing his fourth album, Half-Made Man and scoring two feature films and two original ballet pieces. He was also the featured solo cellist in the film Killing Season, starring Robert De Niro and John Travolta.